Unit2 Travelling Around Period 4 Reading For Writing教学设计
The theme of this section is how to write to a friend about a travel plan" section introduces the most fascinating place in China, Xi'an, from the perspective of Richard, a foreign student. The terracotta warriors and horses here
It is a treasure of Chinese culture, known as the "Eight Wonders of the World". It is loved and respected by the people of the world. Students in China should
At the same time, through writing activities, students explore and think about valuable tourism resources at home and abroad, and its cultural connotation. :
The first text introduces the author's travel plan for Xi'an in the form of e-mail. The author uses the presentProgressive tense to express future plans and arrangements, such asthe main purpose of travel, key landscapes, other scenic spots and travel safety.
The language of this text is relaxed and casual, and it is the communication between young friends, and it is usedsome impressiveexpressionsas follows:
“Itis an amazing sight, and I can't wait to go.”
“Terracotta Army is almost unbelievable. ""It's amazing to think of that. ""
The second text is a propaganda page about Terracotta Warriors and Horses, introducing the basic situation of Terracotta Warriors and Horses, in order to provide students with information about the brigade.
1. Get students to have a good understanding of how to write an impressive travel plan
2. Enable students to use somewriting skills flexibly.
3. Develop students’ writing and cooperating abilities.
4. Strengthen students’ great interest in writing discourses.
e students to write a concise, coherent and structured e-mail, introducing their own travel plans
2. Guide students toproperly conveyemotions using the proper language.
Step 1: Lead in
Begin the class with the lead-in questions:how to write to your friend an impressive travel plan? What kinds of aspects should be included? It is stronglyrecommended that the teacher should ask students to discuss the topic freely with their partners and brainstorm some ideas concerning the topic. In this way, students can come up with more ideas and avoid being nervous at thebeginning of the class.
Step 2: Read to discover details
The teacher is expected to ask students to read Richard’s emailto his friend and the brochure that he found silently and then request students to solve the task below.
Study the organization and language featuresby summarizing the email:
Paragraph 1: main purpose for the trip
Paragraph 2:other plans for the trip
Paragraph 3: transport
Paragraph 4: finalthoughts
Tip: In this step, what should be highlighted is that the teacher ought to give students proper time to read individually, silently and think independently. There is no need for them to discuss the detailed questions. In this way, students can develop their individual logical thinking ability and promote their skills of finding details.
Step 3: Read to find out the words and phrases used to express emotion in the email
After finishing the task above, the teacher move on the following task:
Underline the words and phrases used to express emotion in the email. Then complete thesentences below.
It is is ____________ I am amazed.
It's almostunbelievable.
I can’t _______________.
It's hard_________________
It's an _____________________story.
Step 4: Use what you have learnt to write a travel plan.
end you are Xiao Li and reply to Richard's email.
2. Exchange drafts.
Assess each other's work according to the checklist.
Is there a clear purpose for the trip? :
Does each paragraph have a clear main idea?
Does the writer use the present continuous tense for future plans?
Does the writer use commas, stops, and question marks correctly?
Are all the words spelt correctly?
Are all the proper nouns capitalized?
Revise your draft according to your partner's comments.
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Step 5:The summary of how to write a travel plan.
旅游计划是一种常见的应用文写作。旅游可分为观光游、文化游、美食游及探险游等不同类型，因此旅游计划也要根据不同的旅游目的进行设计。常规的旅游计划需要明确以下几个方面的问题:
Travel plan
When will you leave for？
Where is your the destination?
How will you get there?
What will you do there?
How long will you there?
Is there a clear purpose for the trip?
为了提升旅行计划的层级，还需注意以下几个方面的问题:
1.每段是否有明确清晰的主题;
2.用一般现在时代替一般将来时:
3.用更高级的形容词词汇。例如:表达“好”时，不要总用“nice”,我们还可以用“smart, clean, excellent, exciting, beautiful, wonderful, clever, famous, grand”等表达更具有指向性的同汇:
4.用更高级的动词词汇。比如:我们可以用“seem stand, lie stay, remain, look . sound, become . keep, grow”等代替"be";
5.所有“专有名词”要大写:
6.文章最后要有适当的总结性语言。
[常用高级句式]
place of interest名胜古迹
tourist attractions旅游景点
historic sites 历史遗迹
Must- see attractions必看景点
go on a holiday/take a vacation去度假
check in登记人住check out结账退房
enjoy the scenery of nature欣赏自然美景
go sightseeing观光
feel like doing sth.想要做某事